Assignment: SCM Case Analysis: Information Technology
We continue to develop our course project. In Unit 3, you selected one company from the list below and wrote a paper about their supply chain strategy and their use of forecasting and planning to develop their strategy. You prepared a PowerPoint presentation to explain your company's transportation and warehousing strategy to potential investors and lenders.
• L. L. Bean.
• Amazon.com
• Starbucks.
• Apple.
• Walmart.
For your Unit 5 assignment, you are to research and write about your company's Information Management System and respond to the following questions. You can research your responses in your textbook, in the library, and on the Internet:
1. Describe their information management system (IMS).
2. Does their IMS give them a competitive advantage over their competition?
3. How does the IMS help coordinate between supply chain partners?
4. Explain how the IMS helps monitor orders and inventory levels, and satisfy customers.
5. Explain why managing information is equally or more important to the company than moving products.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.